Author(s)

Dilip Kumar¹, Amit Malviya^2*, Animesh Mishra², Rabin Chakraborty¹, Sanjeev S. Mukherjee¹, Soumya Patra¹, Arindam Pande¹, Rana Rathor Roy¹, Debopriyo Mondal¹, Ashesh Halder¹, Sumit Shanker¹

¹Medica Superspecialty Hospital 127, Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Nitai Nagar, Mukundapur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
²North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) Mawdiangdiang, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.

Background: Bifurcation lesions pose a high risk for adverse events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Evidence supporting the benefits of the two-stent strategy (2SS) for treating coronary bifurcation lesions in India is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of various 2SSs for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for bifurcation lesions in India. Materials and Methods: This retrospective, observational, multicentric, real-world study included 64 patients over 8 years. Data on demographics, medical history, PCI procedures, and outcomes were recorded. Descriptive statistics were computed using the SPSS software. Results: Patients (n = 64) had an average age of 65.3 ± 11.1 years, with 78.1% males. Acute coronary syndrome was reported in 18.8%, chronic stable angina in 40.6%, and unstable angina in 34.4% of participants. Two-vessel disease was observed in 98.4% of patients, and 99.4% had true bifurcation lesions. The commonly involved vessels were the left anterior descending artery (50%), left circumflex coronary artery (34.4%), and first diagonal artery (43.8%). Mean percent diameter stenosis was 87.2% ± 10.1%. The mean number of stents used was 2.00 ± 0.34. The 2SS techniques included the T and small protrusion (TAP) (39.1%), double kissing (DK) crush (18.8%), and the culotte techniques (14.1%). Procedural and angiographic success rate was 92.18%. Major adverse cardiovascular events at 1-year follow-up occurred in 7.8% of cases. Conclusion: The 2SS for bifurcation lesions showed favorable in-hospital and follow-up outcomes. Findings can serve as a resource for bifurcation angioplasty in India. Larger real-world studies with robust methodology are needed to validate these results.

Bifurcation Stenting, Coronary Bifurcation Lesions, Percutaneous

Kumar, D. , Malviya, A. , Mishra, A. , Chakraborty, R. , Mukherjee, S. , Patra, S. , Pande, A. , Roy, R. , Mondal, D. , Halder, A. and Shanker, S. (2024) Two-Stent Strategy for Bifurcation Lesions in Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: Real-World Evidence. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 14, 140-156. doi: 10.4236/wjcd.2024.143012.